Azerbaijanis target civilian homes in Armenia, start massive fireOctober 18, 2021 - 10:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 16 evening, the Azerbaijani armed forces opened targeted fire on the Yeraskh community of the Armenia’s Ararat province. According to Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan, the shootings specifically targeted civilian houses. Immediately after the shooting, 3000-4000 stacks of hay belonging to a local resident caught fire. After the arrival of the firefighters, the fire was contained on time to prevent its spread towards the houses, the Ombudsman noted. "These are terrorist acts. They unruliness is a direct result of the policy of hostility and fascism of the Azerbaijani authorities. These alarming reports communicated to the Armenian Human Rights Defender were confirmed by objective evidence and verified through several sources within fact-finding activities," Tatoyan said in a statement. "It is obvious that the Azerbaijani servicemen know that they are causing damages to villagers, destroying their property, violating their right to life and property, destroying peaceful life and security. This action justifies once again that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Resolution 2391 (2021) of September 27, 2021 must be implemented. This is the requirement to establish a demilitarized security zone." Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |